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Storm in the night

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Early this morning a thunderstorm came through our area. As is his habit, Tristan had already made his way from his bed to the floor next to our bed. The lightning flashed across the sky and when that happened, he woke up and got pretty scared. I reached out a hand to comfort him and he eventually fell back asleep. I describe this incident because it made me think back to long distant memories I have of doing exactly the same thing when I was Tristan’s age. I remember as far back as when I was three and four years old, waking up in the middle of the night and going to my parents’ room and laying down on the floor beside their bed or else getting into bed with them, seeking comfort and reassurance. As is often said, history repeats itself, sometimes even in the little events of life.

Ice storm worries justified

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Turns out my worries about power outages from last week’s ice storm were well justified. Not long after I posted the entry, our power went out. We all gathered for the night in our bedroom upstairs, thus keeping warm. When the power hadn’t been restored by midday Thursday, Michele and I decided to leave. We felt that the low temperatures were dangerous for the little kids, especially. My mother said we could come over to stay with her and that’s what we did. Thank goodness the van was fixed so that we could make the trip, otherwise, I don’t know what we would have done! The ice storm was the worst I’ve ever seen. Many people are still without power in our area, although the power to our house was restored sometime Saturday. There is a great deal of damage to trees and power lines. One section not far from where we live had twenty — yes, twenty — power lines simultaneously fall in a row.

Ice storm worries

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We have been hit today with a fairly severe ice storm. Employees were told to go home at 1p and most classes were cancelled. The big worry is a power outage. Everything is coated with a thick layer of ice and some of our trees (e.g. the birches) are bent nearly double under the strain. I hope that there won’t be significant damage to them. As I was cleaning dishes before supper tonight, the power flickered on and off for a bit and I thought, Oh great, here it comes…But so far, it hasn’t cut off completely or for any length of time. Events like this make you remember how much you take certain things, like electricity, for granted. I’m not sure what we’ll do if the power goes out tonight because we don’t have enough wood for the fireplace. I guess if it happens, we’ll all just bundle up and try to get some sleep.

Starting (and stopping) a new diet

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I have been feeling unwell for a few days and woke up feeling a bit worse, so I stayed home for the day. Michele and I started, then stopped, a diet today. I think that’s the shortest time I’ve ever been on a diet! The weather here has been incredibly violent and stormy, with severe thunderstorms every night for the past four days, and some tornados in the area as well. Fortunately the high winds that started Saturday night have subsided, but it is still gray and cool out. We recently added some more bird feeders on the patio and I’m enjoying seeing lots of birds come. The small pond we have with a water fountain is especially attractive to birds. Life in general in the Oberg household remains, as always, total chaos. Tristan is very difficult to deal with right now, screaming a lot, being very sassy, and completely disregarding anything we tell him. On top of that, Keegan is acting already as if he’s a moody teenager at times. Brinley is getting more active and demanding more attention.